(a) Notwithstanding Subchapter D, the board is an advisory board to the department.
(b) The board, the equine dental provider advisory committee, and any advisory committee appointed under § 801.163 shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter.

(c) The board shall adopt rules relating to the scope of practice of or a health-related standard of care for the practice of the profession of veterinary medicine.
(d) The commission shall review each rule adopted under Subsection (c) and, if the commission determines that the rule is not authorized by this chapter or other law or is an unauthorized anticompetitive rule, issue an order stating that determination. A rule for which an order is issued under this subsection may not take effect or be enforced.